The effect of Al2O3 and SiO2 on setting and hardening of Na2O-Al2O3 -SiO2-H2O geopolymer systems

Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-46

  De Silva, Pre ^a   Sagoe Crenstil, K ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inorganic polymers; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Setting time

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; AMORPHOUS SILICON; CURING; DISSOLUTION; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; POLYMERS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM;

CONDENSATION PROCESSES; EARLY STRENGTHS; GEOPOLYMER; HIGH STRENGTHS; METAKAOLIN; MOLAR RATIOS; PHASE DEVELOPMENTS; SETTING TIME; SETTING TIMES; STRENGTH DEVELOPMENTS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 56849092363     PISSN: 0004881X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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